Education
Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT, USA
Master of Arts in Religious Studies – focus in Biblical Studies
September 2017-December 2019

Bossey Ecumenical Institute/University of Geneva, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies
July-August 2018

Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, USA
Bachelor of Arts in Religious and Ethical Studies, Criminology minor
January 2014-August 2017

Continuing education

The Keys to Effective Editing
Seattle Central College
November 2020-January 2021

Sensitivity Reading and Beyond: Empowering Editors to Talk About Conscious Language and Representation
ACES: The Society for Editing
October 2020

Employment History

Massanetta Springs Conference Center, Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Hospitality Assistant
July 2015

Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT, USA
Administrative Assistant
June 2018, October 2018-June 2019

Manuscript copy-editor/sensitivity reader
July 2012-present

Raleigh Little Theatre and Justice Theatre Project, Raleigh, NC, USA
Playhouse on Park, West Hartford, CT, USA
Volunteer
Various

Membership

ACES: The Society for Editing

Research and publications

Case Studies of Religious Conversion: Christian and Muslim Converts
November 2019
Master of Arts thesis.

Ongoing research: Autism Inclusion in Religious Environments
January 2018-present
Presented at Parliament of World’s Religions, Toronto, Ontario, November 2018.

Businesses Step Up to Welcome Employees with Autism
Seasons of Glastonbury, Autumn 2018
Contributed to this article.

Writing for Diverse Readers
Romance Writers Report, April 2018
Co-authored this article.

Religious Attitudes and Behaviors Among College-Age Millennials
April 2017
Senior undergraduate research. Presented at the annual undergraduate research conference at Meredith College, 12 April 2017.

Intersectionality of Flags, Religion, and the Gay Pride Movement
Flag Research Quarterly, May 2017
This paper was first presented at the 50th annual meeting of the North American Vexillological Association in Campbell, CA, USA in October 2016. It was awarded the honorarium (runner-up) for the Captain William Driver Award for Best Paper. It was subsequently published in Flag Research Quarterly the following year.

The Truth in our Stars: The Symbolism Behind Their Use in Flags
August 2012
This paper was first presented at the 46th annual meeting of the North American Vexillological Association in Columbus, OH, USA in October 2012. It was subsequently presented at the 25th International Congress of Vexillology in Rotterdam, Netherlands in August 2013. It is included in the proceedings of the 25th ICV.

Awards and honors
International Peacemaking Program at Hartford Seminary, 2017-2018
Romulus Ferdinand Hall and Bessie Stanton Hall Scholarship, Meredith College, 2016-2017
Jo Welch Hull Scholarship, Meredith College, 2015-2016
Silver Shield Honorary Leadership Society, Meredith College, November 2016
Silver Leaf Award – Sophie Lanneau Women’s Leadership Development Program at Meredith College, April 2017
LeaderShape Institute, May 2015